The 'Seated' Restaurant App Will Give You Money To Eat Out

If you, like me, are someone who finds herself eating out far too frequently but justifies it because it's your favorite thing in the world, you might be looking for ways to save money while not reaaally changing your lifestyle. Enter: Seated, an app that literally refunds you for eating out at restaurants.

Here's how it works.

OK, wait. So what really is this app?

Essentially, it's an app that allows you to book reservations at restaurants. From there, you upload photos of your receipt from the meal and you receive certain rewards and/or refunds within 24 hours of doing so.

It's...that easy?

Yup.

How is this beneficial to anyone other than me?!

Because keeping a restaurant alive and well is expensive! And the best way to combat the substantial staying afloat costs is to get butts in seats as often and as quickly as possible. And aren't you more motivated to make reservations to go out to eat more frequently if you knew you'd see a refund for up to 30 percent of your meal when you did?

Seated

Is the refund just straight money?

Not exactly. Seated is partnered with companies like Uber, Amazon, Lululemon, Apple, and Starbucks (to name a few!) so that the money you see back can be directly applied to what you buy with those vendors in the form of gift cards or credits.

Will I see back a 30 percent credit for every single meal?

Unfortunately, no, but you will always see a credit of some sort. The amount you see back depends on a number of factors. Mostly, it just depends on how busy or empty the restaurant you're booking at anticipates being at the time you book, so it's likely the stranger of a time you pick to make a reservation, the higher a refund you'll receive.

Where are Seated restaurants available right now?

At this moment in time, they're in New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, but it sounds like they're planning on expanding to five or so other U.S. cities in the near future.

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